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Murray: 'E'Sqn.
B5207: WHITHAM John Laurence a clerk aged 20 from Queenstown Tas., next of kin from Scottsdale.
B4418: WHITLAM John Lawrence.
URL1: WHITHAM John Lawrence (signature initials JL) a clerk aged 20 from Queenstown Tas., born in Jamalpur India next of kin father at Scottsdale Tas.
URL2: QM Sergeant, retained rank in South African Constabulary.
URL3: Lieut. Gen. JL WHITHAM died at Repatriation Hospital in Sydney in 1952 aged 71, served in ACH & SAC in Boer War and commanded a Coy of 12Bn. in the landing on Gallipoli in WW1 returning to Aust. in 1921, recalled from retirement in WW2 and placed in charge of Southern Command.
NSW BDMs: 1952 death registered at Chatswood NSW.
URL6: Major MORRISBY was then [5.6.1905] decorated with the [Queen's South Africa] medal by Lady Edeline STRICKLAND, and the other medals were distributed as follows - Lieutenants CRA CHALMERS, HA SHAW, RHT STOURTON (The latter of the 1st Scottish Horse had five bars to his medal.) QMS JL WHITHAM, Corporal C SMITH, Lance-Corporals AE PAGE, CM RAPP, GS MITCHELL. Troopers JJ AITCHESON, W AITCHESON, A BELLETTE, GL CLARKE, BC FOX, CV FERGUSON, FT GILL, L HUSBAND, WG HAINES, AV HAMILTON, A LEWIS, B LEWIS, GB LAMB, T MORTYN, HW MANNING, WL ROGERS, TW REYNOLDS. Clasps for "E" Company 1st Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse. Lieutenant WR BARWISE 1901 and 1902 South African clasps. Lieutenant H RIGGALL (1 medal, Transvaal and 1902 clasps). CSM T BRYANT, 1902 clasp. QSM FE MORRISBY 1902 clasp*, Sergeant G LADE 1902 clasp. Fr.-Sergeant AJ LETTE, 1901 and 1902 clasps. Corporal CR STOREY, * 1901 and 1902 clasps. Lance-Corporal RV LAWSON, 1901 and 1902 clasps. Troopers AE COSTELLO, 1901 and 1902 clasps; MJ CORRIGAN 1901 and 1902 clasps; LA BARNES, Transvaal and 1902 clasps; TJ JOHNSON, 1901 and 1902 clasps; G MORLEY, 1901 and 1902 clasps. * Deceased.
URL7: Major MORRISBY has [c9.1902] received information that eight members of E Company Third Battalion Commonwealth Horse who were under his command in South Africa have joined the South African Constabulary, two holding the same rank in the latter as they did in the Commonwealth force, namely, Quartermaster Sergeant WITHAM and Sergeant FERGUSON. The others are Corporals DUKE, LITTLE and ARCHER and Troopers TREBOLE, PENNYFATHER and WEBSTER.
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